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La. Guard conducts hyper-realistic disaster training in Georgia

Featured News / By Duncan Foote / December 10, 2024

By Sgt. First Class Gregory Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Representatives PERRY, Ga. – The Louisiana National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conducted a training exercise culminating in a National Guard Bureau evaluation Dec. 1–7 in Perry, Georgia. The CERFP is a joint, self-sustained unit […]

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La. Guard holds retirement ceremony for distinguished colonel at Belle Chasse Academy

Featured News / By Amber Oglesby / November 14, 2024

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. — Col. Paul Perron, commander of the 159th Mission Support Group, was honored in a retirement ceremony hosted by the Louisiana Air National Guard at Belle Chasse Academy on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Nov. 2.

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La. Guard Soldiers elevate capabilities with Type 2 Heavy Crane training

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – This October, Louisiana National Guard Soldiers participated in a maintenance training course for the new Type 2 Heavy Crane, a crucial asset for construction operations and emergency responses. This training enhances their technical skills and prepares them to operate and maintain the equipment

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La. Guard prepares with disaster response exercise

Around The State, Community Involvement, Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / April 23, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard collaborated with local and state agencies in an annual Disaster Response Exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and strengthen coordination between local, state, federal and non-governmental agencies, April 16-18. Across the State, there

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Louisiana National Guard graduates six new officers

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / April 18, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission six new officers from the Officer Candidate School at LANG Training Center Pineville, April 13. “Being a leader in the military is one of the

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La. Army Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete for honors

Events, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / April 16, 2024

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 17 Soldiers from across the State competed in the 2024 Best Warrior Competition at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Apr. 8-12. BWC is an annual event that tests Soldiers and noncommissioned officers on their

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